Turtles and tortoises move too slowly to pursue active prey. Tortoises are mostly herbivores, although some species will also eat carrion. They feed on grasses, weeds, leafy greens, flowers, and some ...

Only the snapping turtle and the painted turtle are really common across New York. Snappers are the largest New York freshwater turtle ... Headstarting entails collecting and feeding wild hatchlings ...

In this Moment in the Wild, Purdue wildlife technician Zach Truelock introduces the painted turtle, how to identify the species, its mating rituals and what is its preferred habitat. Learn more inside ...

I'm going to let you in on a secret: releasing turtles back into the wild fills one with joy ... When it came to filming, we blended into the background so well that we were able to follow ...

Background As part of a campaign to protect turtles in ... Missouri and Texas have all banned commercial collection of wild freshwater turtles, New York has halted commercial collection of diamondback ...

Repair of injured turtle shells can be difficult and time-consuming. This article describes how to manage the freshwater turtle in this phase of healing and how to keep fracture sites 'water-free'.

“Now that they’re bigger, they have a much better chance of surviving in the wild.” According to the zoo, the turtles are prepared for the wild by being acclimated to changing temperatures ...

An injured loggerhead sea turtle has been released back into the wild. The turtle, named Nazaré, washed up on a beach in ...

Population numbers of three endangered turtle species in Hong Kong have declined drastically, a study has found, with researchers warning they could become extinct within three to five years if ...

SAN DIEGO — A loggerhead sea turtle that was rescued from the Salish Sea in February and rehabilitated in Vancouver has been returned to the wild in southern California. Moira was just the ...

I had no idea this unassuming little town had such a sordid background. It’s worth a ... the largest natural freshwater spring in Texas, making the water crystal clear and cool.

BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A woman from China has pleaded guilty to attempting to smuggle 29 eastern box turtles, a protected species, across a Vermont lake into Canada by kayak.